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^HIS book may properly be termed a 
^ ' ' Little Journey to Marshalltown. " 

Through a series of pictures and impres- 
sions it seeks to portray the various phases 
of our civic and commercial activity. 

The story is presented as though one of 
our visitors was recounting what was ob- 
served and experienced in our city. 

May this book serve as an interesting 
souvenir and also as a reference guide to the 
many advantages afforded by Marshalltown 
as a city of progress and opportunity. 

If you have been our guest, we are glad 
indeed to have had you with us and hope to 
be honored by a return visit. 

Marshalltown Club. 




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/^THER cities may have larger population, 
taller buildings or broader streets, but 
nowhere are the people more energetic and 
progressive. 

A commercial club with over four hundred 
members co-operates at all times to assist the 
city's growth and welfare. In six days our busi- 
ness men raised $90,000 for a new Y. M. C. A. 
building and in a single day following secured 
$16,000 for a new hospital. This is indicative of 
the spirit of accomplishment. 

In the Marshalltown Club the community 
possesses a potent medium for centralizing its 
activity in a way impractical through individual 
efforts. It has successfully promoted trade exten- 
sion, holiday festivals, supplementary business 
organizations and public improvements. 

To those seeking new fields for opportunity or 
an ideal place in which to live and prosper, 
Marshalltown cordially extends a welcoming hand. 



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"1\TEXT station stop is Marshalltown." This 

stentorian announcement from the man 

in brass buttons awakened our interest in 

the view out of the car window. 

You see we were convention-bound and Mar- 
shalltown was oui- destination. 

We had heard sufficient about this city to whet 
our curiosity, and first impressions were in order. 

Peering out we saw a broad expanse of green 
country and plowed fields. Nature had donned 
her Springtime dress in all its verdant beauty. 
The land was gently undulating, crested with trees 
and ribboned with ravines. 

On either side everything pointed to wonderful 
fertility and many a farmer was seen improving 
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Soon the distant tower of the court house challenged our 
attention. Next came the outskirts of the city. Then tall 
chimneys, long rows of skylights and side tracks with chains 
of freight cars proclaimed busy manufacturing plants. 

After our arrival and having arranged customary details 
at one of the hotels we repaired to the Marshalltown Club. 
There a right hearty welcome was accorded. We felt very 
much at home and learned that arrangements for our meetings 
were complete. 

"Now then, let's see the town." 

Strolling out on Court House Square we found many 
points of interest including the magnificant new Y. M. C. A. — 
Uncle Sam's creditable Post Office — that spacious Masonic 
Temple — and several impressive bank and office buildings. 

In continuing our walk down the streets we saw the 
beautiful Elks Home, the large Public Library and other 
attractive buildings. 

Returning to the Court House, we were ushered into the 
comfortable, well kept Rest Room, especially arranged for out- 
of-town folks. This struck us as quite an innovation in public 
service. We learned that at an expense running into the 
thousands modern comfort stations had just been installed. 



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The next thing that caught our eye was the fire depart- 
ment with the latest improved motor truck equipment. We 
were told that this, together with the great number of 
hydrants to each mile, (more than any other Iowa city) 
provided superior fire protection. 

We now found ourselves in the retail business district. 
Up and down on all sides were stores — busy marts of trade. 
Right up to date in appearance and attractive in displays of 
merchandise these stores were surely inviting. All lines 
seemed well represented. 

No wonder the merchants were loyally supported by their 
own city and attracted the trade of some one hundred 
thousand people from outside territory. Marshalltown is 
located in the heart of a wonderfully rich agricultural country. 



Following our first meeting, we were invited for 
an automobile tour. Mighty interesting we found it, too. 

Starting out on the principal street we discovered this 
was on the famous Lincoln Highway — the country's greatest 
cross country thoroughfai"e, liberally used for tourist travel. 

We were fairly amazed at the many beautiful modern 
churches. These typify the extensive Christian influence 
exerted in this city. 

Then there was the high school, a large handsome struc- 
ture, well set off by many shade trees of full mature growth. 




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The numerous grade schools, two commodious hospitals 
and the many fine residences all impressed us as being a 
distinct credit to Marshalltown. Something like a million 
dollars was invested in new buildings of various kinds the 
past year. 

As we sped out to the Fair Grounds we were informed 
that here was held the largest county fair in Iowa. 

The Country Club, with its elegant grounds and well 
appointed golf course, stands for wholesome recreation. 




Besides the club-house and dancing pavilion there are a 
number of cozy summer cottages located nearby. 

One of the most inspiring sights was the hundred and 
sixty acre establishment for the Iowa Soldiers Home. This 
comprises a group of large buildings, each admirably equipped 
for its purpose. 

The grounds show artistic landscape gardening and are 
maintained in a most attractive manner. 

This institution is an appropriate reflection of the esteem 
and gratitude with which the state of Iowa regards those who 
have shouldered arms and bravely battled for their country. 



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We had occasion to use the street cars in caUing on 
some old friends, and found the service very satisfactory. 
We also noted the well lighted streets which amply jus- 
tify the value of a municipally owned electric lighting 
system. There are some fifteen blocks of electroliers. 
During our call we learned much about Marshalltown. 

The beginning of this city dates back to May 28, 1851, 
when Henry Anson built the first Marshalltown home. Eight 
years later the county seat was permanently located here. 

During the Civil War the little town furnished no less 
than eleven hundred soldiers. In five years following that war 
Marshalltown grew very rapidly. Today the city has 17,000 
inhabitants. Yet its possibilities as a business center promise 
to double its present population the next decade. The 
development of Marshalltown has in no way been due to booms 
but to steady, substantial natural growth. As a firm basis 
for continuous prosperity we find Marshall County alone 
producing over six million dollars a year in agricultural 
products. Crop failures are unknown in this good territory. 



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Among those to regard Marshalltown as their home are 
Billy Sunday, the evangelist; Adrian C. Anson, the Dean of 
American baseball; the late Colonel Wm. P. Hepbiira, soldier 
and statesman, and other notables. 

Our friends pointed with pride to the admirable home 
conditions of Marshalltown. 

The ideal location on high land gently sloping in each 
direction made efficient drainage a simple problem. There are 
more than nineteen miles of well paved streets. 

The municipal water plant is strictly modern and supplies 
an abundance of pure water. All considered, Marshalltown 




is blessed with many of the advantages which insure comfort- 
able living and that promote health. Statistics bear this out. 
The moral tone and social betteiTnent of the city are 
steadily progressing. The absence of saloons for years — the 
activities of church and club organizations — and the character 
of its population combine as powerful influences for good. 
There is no predominating foreign element and civic interest 
is apparent in the large percentage of voting population. 
Twenty- two churches and nine schools enjoying rapidly 
increasing attendance bear further testimony to a spirit of 
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A substantial building and loan association makes it 
possible for every family to acquire its own home. 

A business college of recognized high standards provides 
commercial training for students from all over the state. 

The City Federation of Women's Clubs, comprising some 
seven hundred members, is active in improving environment 
and conditions. 

The Federation of Labor lends its active support to move- 
ments for the benefit of the public. 

The commission plan of government here exemplifies 
efficient management of community affairs. 

For public amusement, there are the opera house, six 
moving picture theatres, two of which are of the most ad- 
vanced type, and a Central Association baseball club. 

Another drive the next day took us "back to Nature," 
for we visited Marshalltown's fifty-acre public park, Riverview, 
picturesquely situated on the Iowa River. 



Our concluding venture embraced a trip through the 
city's manufacturing district, where we visited the prin- 
cipal plants. Incidentally some startling information was 
offered, showing Marshalltown's pre-eminence as Central 
Iowa's mainstay in manufacturing and distribution. 




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About six million dollars annual business is done in 
products manufactured here. Over three thousand employes 
are required for the sixty-two factories. Four hundred 
commercial travelers are making Marshalltown and its 
products known throughout the country. 

The city's industrial development has been fostered by 
its exceptional transportation facilities. Three main trunk 
line railroads serve the community well. Thirty-eight trains 
pass through here daily. More than one hundred thousand 
tons of freight originate from factories and jobbing houses. 
As much more arrives here in way of supplies, produce, 
merchandise and raw materials. Daily package car service 
with Chicago provides close connection with Eastern markets. 

The Minneapolis & St. Louis, Chicago & Noi-thwestem 
and the Chicago Great Western railroads enter this city. 
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Minneapolis, St. 
Paul and Omaha are but a night's ride from Mai-shalltown. 

Of special importance are the Minneapolis & St. Louis 
shops employing around one thousand people. 

More grocers' sundries are packed here under one roof 
than any where else in the country. The largest steel furnace 
plant in the world is located in this city. More trowels are 
manufactuied by a Marshalltown firm than are produced by 
any other concern in the United States. The leadership in 
Light Draft Harrows in the central west is held by a local 
manufacturer. Three well known spark plugs ai'e made here. 



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A steam trap, together with kindred specialties, is made 
here by a fii-m having an extensive nation-wide business. One 
of the most successful steam pump governors is a premier 
Marshalltown product. A great independent meat packing 
plant is situated here. 

One of the most important independent oil concerns with 
numerous branch houses has its main plant in Marshalltown, 
where it handles greases, oils, spark plugs and other allied 
lines. Its billboard signs advertise Marshalltown along many 
automobile highways and in many towns of this section. 

Then there are other well-known manufacturers of heat- 
ing systems and automobile specialties, as well as foundries 
and machine shops. 

Among the jobbing institutions are large wholesale 
grocers, agricultural implement people, wholesale fruit mer- 
chants, furriers, and various specialty houses. 

We found the largest daily newspaper in the country for 
a city of this size. 

In addition Marshalltown is widely recognized as a 
splendid retail field. It draws trade from an immense radius 
and has many progressive merchants, who oifer a dependable 
outlet for good merchandise. 

Such ai-e the types of industries that have located and 
developed in Marshalltown. They have taken advantage of a 
location with a rich agricultural country as tributary — where 
there is an ample ready market at hand — where superior 
transportation is provided — where electric power for manufac- 
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These firms have not come because of superficial attrac- 
tions such as bonus money, free water, free buildings, etc. 
The natural advantages of Marshalltown are of far more 
importance than these considerations. 



On approaching the railway station just before 
boarding the train for home we noticed a large electric 
sign spanning the street. It expresses Marshalltown's 
continued spirit of hospitality for its departing guests: 

"Come Again.'* 




Published by 
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Marshalltown Club. 

Printing by 
Marshall Printing Co. 

Photographs by 
Apgar and Hubler. 

Engravings and 

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